History of our Family Crest
The
Ortega Crest as we know it today has evolved from the official Ortega Crest
used for centuries and designed by an heraldic artist using information found
in the ancient heraldic archives. Uncle John had sent away for the official
Ortega family crest from an advertisement he had seen. Aunt Gladys then asked
Uncle John and Uncle Tib to adapt it into the crest we have today.
Uncle Tib drew the outside of the crest much the same as the
“Official” crest, leaving the center of the crest empty. Aunt Gladys inserted a
brief family history surrounded by the name and date of birth of each of the
children of Juan and Guadalupe. You can see that Gladys used the date of birth
for Mary as found in the records of the state of California, however, it has been corrected
in the final version, as the Midwife that aided Guadalupe in the birth of her
13th child, recorded the incorrect date.
The text in the center reads: This Coat of Arms was designed to represent the family of Juan and Guadalupe Ortega.
The shape and scroll is the original Coat of Arms that all Ortega’s are
identified by.
Juan was born in Martos, Jaen, Spain and Guadalupe was born in Torredonjimeno, Jaen, Spain. They sailed with their families aboard the Ship SS Heliopolis which left Spain 10 March 1907 and arrived 26 April 1907 in
Hilo, Hawaii.
Married June 7, 1908 in Honolulu, Hawaii. To this union were 14 children born, 12 boys,
2 girls whose names appear on the face.
This final version, was
digitized, and enhanced by Julianne Hoppen with minor corrections to the text.
1 comment:
Hello and good day. I am an Ortega, and wanted to let you know there are numerous Ortega Escudo de Armas. This particular line is actually from my family. The Ortegas from Jaen have a different crest. This belongs to the Royal line, who were from Northern Spain and helped in the Reconquista of Spain during the time of King D. Ramiro of Leon, Galicia and Asturias; tied to the Gens Valerius di Romaes and the Lombardos of Italy, and the Vascone Seniors de Biscay from the Basque Country, Pamplona, Aragon, and Cantabria. They left Spain for Mexico with the last male heirs long before the dates you provided, and helped establish Mexico as Nueva Espana, then as the Empire Mexico during the Revolution. The last Ortega of this line in Spain was the President of the Royal Court and held a Countship in an unspecified locations by both blood and prestige, and was distant cousin to the then sitting King. His children were married off into other families, one became the Arch Bishop and Viceroy of Nueva Espana, and his younger brother was Captain General of the armies of Nueva Espana, under the direct rule of his brother and the King. I have traced this lineage all the way to Conde D. and Knight Nuno Gustioz de Ortega and his wife Condesa Dna. Aurovita Rodriquez de Oviedo. He is one of the sons of Ortega de Ramirez, daughter of Ortigueda de Romaes, Senora de Monterroso y Santa Marta de Ortiguiera and one of the consorts to the King, making his sons and daughters through this line, Royal Bastards. His daughter, Senora Dna.Ortega de Ramirez del Carrion de los Condes and D. Gustivo Gonzales, Knight of the Reconquista, son of D. Nuno Ordonez de Leon and Dna. Sulla Vella. If you would like to know more, I can go into the specific blood line branch of these, that this line in particular is part of.
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